New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-06
AMONG OIL TANKS.
CLARENDON, PENN, NEARLY WIPED OUT
THREE HUNDRED BUILDINGS BURNED-Loss BE-
TWEEN $35O,OOO AND 100000.
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ERIE, Penn. July 5-when the destruction Of
the business part Of the oil town Of Clarendon was pre-
dicted last night the truth was half predicted This
morning the fire burned itself out spreading
far out into tho outside limits. The fire broke
out simultaneously in the Weaver Hotel and In
Brown Brothers paning-milL The meagre water sup
ply gave out and the people became horred as they
realized their hclplessnes Appeals for help were mme
diaely sent TO Warren apd the surrounding country
When the Warren re department responded 1t was dis
covered that the hose not brought along.
while this oversight was being remediod the flames had
encroached upon the pumping station and tho water
works were burned. stream which ran noar the sta
ton was sought but 1t gave only meagre supply The
air was so full of flames and heat that number Of oil
tanks In the upper part of the town exploded.
The fire then flied the streets and wound Its ser
pentns course under the buildings In ell directions
Men whose cheeks banched with terror ran hither
and thther their families and children. High above
tho roaring Of the flames were to be heard the
cries o. looking for loved ones Fortu
natey they had all insncvey sought tho hillside, and
but one person was burned. That was man employed
at Mum Goa feed store He burned to death In
the barn.
The telegraph and telephone offices were burned in the
early stages Of the confederation. This left the people
without any Of communicating with the outside
world. eeveral trains OF oil cars coming east were
stopped beyond the town.
Twelve hundred people on the hillsides and In
the vacant lots In most ptable condition this
morning They had neither money nor food and many
Of them little clothing The people Of Warren loaded
a train on tho Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
with provisions and sent 1t 10 Clarendon at
an early hour All day the outgoing trains from Caren
don were densey crowded with the sufferers who we're
going to seek the hospitality OF relatives and friends
many Of tnem having lost all they had In the world.
Tie buildings destroyed about 800 in number
81 lp.. In ha fnU
The rates all the way from to 10 per cent, and
would not amount to over $4,000. The following is Q
list OF the concerns burned out:
In Rallroad.s, Henry House, Csulley $4,000, billiard
Si. Sa ssooO Bosa "' Bro. Young. 5000
PssS.aa $780, 90 4s{ sssssy 5000 Ts:;
:isn. :sSS Eos .isA $500 81 @% V'f: h.u
sSSo. suppl 5000 1amVq:' Tsss. SSa5S
ss". w%.' Haa. .c5s TSs:t dSs%%. ssSSS;
ori Mal'"s s,. r;aS5snt sS5o oss%. ssSG,
s. s;;1 Ss + RTsS SsS
drug SSS Pn.s Rs once sss'[ G.ss sSS
s1S"' sss RsSss.. SSss re.ts@raSt s%&st 500
S4ss S@sS.s ..s1s 1895 GsS m g.
Mr. ,sns S' c ne@a'S w ass
80 aI% Ps GTs::: :GS: s1SSS
$4,000; H. nsr.hed q & samasls dry aSa sO9d' % u 500
buildings $1,000 BrsdfoTd hcGss $1,000 IsessSn anS
occupied by 81. stone barber and @: Well tailor.
$500 each, private house OF Mr.. McNetts. 81 900;
N spritter hardware 5000; Clarendon Hotel, $500
sotrroom. siOoO-wh J. 9 pesch's shoe shop aud William
Backli nsh market los, $500 each so6eIs
5000. brunswick Hotel s-oOJoi boarding stable l.
Exchange SIC williams, barber shop. s5Ooi fussier.
market s5O0; Myer. sloe shop 800 Brown ~ os onSss
United Pipe Lins offices. 5000; skating rink.
$500 White Co hardware .torr 900 Gold Bssy. non
ers srooery s0O the Brown House lbuildng $1,000
the ctr loci up and council $1,000 aud tho Brown
Mia
Tho loss estimated IN all from s35oooo to $500 900
THIS includes household goods store goods and build
ings. . ,, . A., ,,,..
about for Mahonsy OF the res started In
his room in the hotel-but he was not 10 be found
A warrant charging him with arson was sworn out
and searching parties secured the surrounding country
lie found hiding In the woods ak miles from Claren
don and because lynchng feared he was taken 10
Warren Jal A chsrred skoleton was found IN one OF
the rooms OF the hotel and Is supposed 10 be that OF
hackdrfver named sullivan. who Is nissing. He was
secn ABOUT the hotel early in the evening drunk